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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

natural bzsyaney and hcps og The
Whiek vas onrsted hS he failure ol
Villsfd and the subs qusnt hossiiity oi
the Northern Paciao Osmpany. ThoaRh
means iapKuishsd and died. Is WAl
moved 10 exeEtions % ifs own behalf,
sxertiena thAt have been naintstned
With anabased vieor since. As resalf,
after the demoFal alton Of The boom
has passed away, the town il fCund %
Be IN better condisioa than ever before.
Net . single b1siness failure has oocnr-
red within is limits daring tae pase six
months. Trade Is unusually Active,
money is plentiful. Interest lower than
at any previous time, and the oaliook
'propitious In tee extreme.
Seattle is provided with three lines Of
telegraph and three ofices. namaly.-
the Western Unisn, tie Pnzsa 6onnd
and the Postal and Canadian Paeiflo.
Lt alss has q telephone exchange With
10 Subscribers.
several railroad projects Of great
magnitude have been proiea1od. One
Of these 10 for the buildinR OF q railroad
from some point on the line Of the
Canadian PAciEc, in the valley Of the
Fraser, 20 Seattle; q second is for the
euildine Of a Faiiroad from seattle 20
Portland. and third. from Seattle. By
SDoQaalmie Pass. 10 Spokane and points
farther east. The baiiaiaa Of any one
Of these roaas means the sinuilanesus
e1ilding 81 the ether two. Several
smaller raiiread enterprises are also
contemplated.
TIE trads Of Seattle h varied. The
chief itam IN TIE past has hsen ths ship
ment Of coal. About 100000 tons Of
coal have been mined 30 far In the
county, and about 1. 150, 600 tons shipped
TO Oregon and California ports Tha
lumber trade has bean oonaiderabls IN
the past, bat the mills Of today, vita q
single exception. are oonhnsd 10 the
sver Increasing home demand. TsB
years ago there Vas bot one saWmill 10
Seattle, With a capasity Of t0.0o0 feet Of |
lumber daily. Nov there are eight, Of |
80, 900 feet day cutting capauity. The
0ne little sash and door factory Of that |
lime (which vas sompelled 10 unite the
grinding Of feed 20 secure steady am |
ployment for lie three or four men, and |
rom Which has sinaa 0rswn the huge /
stets0n d Post savmill aRd faoiery, |
las been succeeded By four much larger
factories. Besides coal and lumber. Sc
title is heavy dealer in and shipper OF |
arm prodncts-As hops. oats, potatoes.
Euit, etc., aggteQAting an immense sam /
o value. The looa industries are numer
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

highest pKies6 and most vAIuab1e urnp
err within ths hmifs Of the present e
tive pfospeFoas city.
Among others Who came hsrs pfioI
10 The Indian ung, many 81 uhom srr
yet intimatsIy known h sar peoule
weRn The foiiOwinR men ard their fansf-
liess Dexter Horton. Tbouas Meroer
Judge Phillips, Edward Hanfosd, 81. a.
TobEn, Z. n. Smifhera. R5mnna Carr,
Charles PiammeE, 81. Batter. Dr.. III. A.
enith, 4. Holaate. Rev. D' 3. Blaire,
q. n. MeOonAba, John Ress, g. G.
Lewis, B. L. Johns, 5. ". Ru.seIi. S.
Metmors, fra Woodiu, J. J. Mos, -
hirtiaads = stesari, ID. A. Nesley,
Capt. fsikaR, Capt. Rand, Savage.
- HeldsFneas, @. A. brownell, and w.
P. emish. of Renion.
early period wers r. A. Clark, Milss and
ASS Fowler, Gssres and Seym0ar Han
ford, }. O. and L. J. HolRate, J. Hubner,
]. Nisbens, J. h Naeia, Robert Beatty
X. Gardner, Joe Lake, D. AauFeE, Bar
leigh RisFce, Frank Matthias, n. Ad
ans W. H. Gillian, yos Williamson.
J. A. CHASE. L. v. Wgekof. q. r. Frye,
walter 9Fahaas. y. Holt. = MaFgrave,
" nolrANtt E4- 0Utltles ooc Ofck rs
Sam BschiefhsiDer, JED HnBt, 8 Bow
her, Ira BuflinRame, Scott B0rdWsiE.
Joseph Poster, ira WooaeFidRe. J. O.
stFieklaF. 7. d. Hinekley. john Harvey,
liialou, Fanioy, Eaton, D. Livingston.
Fim Grov, Francis McHat4. = D01g-
las, ID. K Baxter, and few others
uhoss names We do nos recall.
After the uax, and PRIOR 20 1850. came
Rev. ID. Baoisy, W. W. White, John j.
AoGilvra. r. AndFews, y. +. Coombs,
I. NJ. and W. B. Hall. l.. b. Andrsws, A.
b. Youas, n. Barnett. Q. p. stone. W.
II. 81 udy, II. A. Atkins, K. Po1tins, o.
O, Bbosey, Gardner KELLOGG, J. I 5of-
dan, John Webster and others.
ATTACK uPou zHK TowN.
The operations Of the Indian var
we're chiefly in snd about the city OF
Seattle. The farms OF the back country
were all destroyed, accompanied By an
sttemptad aud almost general massacre
Of the inhabitants. The refugees from
shs scenes Of Ere and oloodshed came
10 Seattle, and With their coming was
brought nearer the attacks and crust
vengsanoe Of the saveges. The town
vas Put 10 q condition Of defense, and
prepared for the worst. A bieekn01se |
vas bailt on 9 knoll that stood whers
nov is the Safe Deposit buildlng. Port |
holes we're cot for the d. htipR men, and |
.Afety provide for ths women and chill |
iren within the walls Asonpany A Of
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volunteers under Captain q. @. Hewitt
(aftsr sAsda Cnisf Jastioe Of the Terri.
tsry y. vas stationed AZ = bl0okhoase
fsrt IN tha Duwamish Valley, few
mics from t0Nn. The United States
- % % uar Decatur. Captain GAnse-
"a. las "a the town, heF maFines DO.
- Astaslsd fer shore duty IN the lseal
csfvnss. word gas broaght 10 January,
IssR. hat 9 thousand klickisats from
east % she Cascade Nountsi0s. had ar
rived 90 the eastern shore ef Lake Wash
ipaton, aud thaa Indians Of at vicinity
Gsrs ferFyins The hostiles seross the
lake, with q view 30 toe immediate de-
strastion Of the town. some psopls put
littie faith In the report; others vafe
greatly alarmed. The attack upon she
town ts graphically described by an eye
stiffness, Ms. Hanf-sd. as follows:
On the nesBtng Of January a6sh. all
the frtsadly and nsatral IndiSns in
town we're discovered BY Laeatsnant
Phsips. Of tbs DscatuF, 10 be hnrriedly
moving from their hats 10 tseiF canoes.
aue Of whom informed him that the
kiiokitats had eome 20 destroy the town
aad kill the people Al dVe o'ctoek
Captain GAncsvooFt called his ofhcera
together On boAfd sud beld oensnitA-
ton The eaneiuxson vAs thst there
uaAld preoAbls be a. attack 90 she en-.
snins nighG fbe ofBcers and their men
~ere accoFdinely ordered on board az
hale past seven o'clock, % take all the
rest they sould 6urtng the dAy n order
80 Be ready for ActIve daty At night.
Before daylight, aaoeservsd hy toe
guard. The Indians bad craHie1 ~, ana
I foar oF hve had secFcted themselves
around each house excepi the houses
/ fraaain4 she uatsF. Al garter befors
eiaht o'ciock the lndiAss "a ughl tbe
/ fAnilies uoeid all Be Stated az brsAk
/ fast and their Ssns standing beSind the
( deer, and a. q oancertrd signal Ties
1 sers % Gre simultaneously tnta all ths
/ hoasea. Whlle Captain 0Anesvoort 80,
/ partaking % brsskfAss 30 bis eabir
iAsatsnans Paelps rae up On the uppsi
I aeck snd picktnG up a sBy Eisss aooGee
ovss TIE town where he sac party o'
IudiAna eAEfytug AaAy = great nauzos'
Of large rolls of some hind. Which
proved 50 BE- lsatAsr frsm an ania-
habiaed hoasa uesr The tannefg IA {
little rAvins neAF togn- He fsportec
uhai ks sag 10 tue captain. VITO tn
mediataly ORDERED klsn to ~ ashore and
Are the howuHeF tnto them. he IN
ssantly ohsyed the oaa mAad, eAlltna oE
he msn 10 foliow hiEs and II sTs
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

to ans Of tue TerFitorg Of thSt tins, the
one thing then regarded OF least oonse
quence the Territorial University, fell
70 the snare OF Seattle. Its building, In
the dull, uncertain times Of the var o
rebellion, helped not little TO keep up
the towR. it ENCOURAGED the people.
and led 10 further efforts and enter
pgise. AnouR these wAs . weekly news
paper, the Gazette. q very small concern,
puolished by J. h. Watson, in 1855. ten
years after muck greater newspapers
had been pnbliahed Ia the svo 40 Sound
towns, aBd 6vs years after the hrst
newspaper In Port Townsend. The old
Ramags press used IN the publioation
Of the 6assffe IL nog reliRiously pre-.
served in the ofise Of the Posr INTKLLl-
axNcER. which paper, bg the Way. is tae
direct and tiueal descendant Of the Ga
sstfs and ell Of the other Seattle news
papers 2 Ter 20 October. 1881. The hFst
daily newspaper in the city Was the
Paesf Sosad Dispatch. in 1873. followed
~ the Paeiss frsbsss in 1875, and the
Iase1sgeAosr in 1876, all three being
merged In 1878
Sea tie. by reasOn Of lie entire lack Of
OH sial p patronage. Vas sompelled 20 rely
upon ITSELF. In doing this. it devel-
oped every resoaros st the command Of
tts oisiEsna- Its merchants pashed the
sale Of theiF wares abroad frst By
c4naea, thea BY sloops and sosaoners.
and later bg ssaambSats and railways
Lazzine cam - zere snpPlied. the help
nR hand extended 10 the later and
slowly . sisg settiemsata OF Soohomiah,
whidby leland. Skagit aed Whafcom
mali roats Waa secured down the east
side Of the Sound, and the cd stesmeF
J. b. LIBBY. andeF Captain Geo. y Frye.
paa 90 the FOuse. fr0m thsa section .
great trade Was 5000 seeorea. the single
trip 9 week Of 0es boAt being increased
20 twenty trips BY eight OF teo boata-
Tbs att tons Of oar merchants aud
other bastnesa men we're by no means
conGnad 20 the eastern shofe Of the
Soand. bas they we're made ts Ineiuas
all para Of cor 0Wu King olnnty. hit
cap county, san Jaan. ysderson and
Clallxm, and IN 1seS and lssS 10 ths ct
tlsments Of q . nppcE Soand. 10 AAson,
ThuFstoa and Ceehalis esnnfies. aad
even 10 Plerce. and further 80 British
oo.ambia. Alaska. Oseggn. CAiiforniA
and ne Eastern Ssstsa. Their neld .
The World. and they propsss % oeeopy
10 % tha utmoSs poaaibss advantage.
o8owrE % rBB cTxT.
A vsgy fsw Statistics ere nseosd "a
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This war lasted too years. By which
time the whites. 40 wen ~ the lnolans,
we're exhausted. ThoaRh she IndIans
bad been severely panished. and treaties
Of pssoe had been made vita theDs the
feeling vas bad bstwesn the racess
Occasional mnrdeFs vers eoumitted On
bsth SIDES. and csn1tti0n OF armed
neusraiity 9ensraiiy nseinsained- The
! GoveFnnent kspe on the Soand one or
swo sman armed sesselss and several
hundred regular soldiers IN garrison.
Ihs Northern, OF British Cofomola In
dams were paKtlcalariy cfe1slve &C fnls
time. naakinR raids across Sic border In
thsiE big canoes. pillaRinR the scattering
farms, and hastily retFeatinR 70 their
ksmes when p1rsued- This kept the
lower SQUAD country n conoltlon OF
trepidati0n for number Of years. and
greatly retarded the RFouth. Many who
could raise the ueosesaFy uneney iefs
ths eoantry. and moved 70 California
Il is safe 10 sag that this var uus back
the Puget 6ound region hfeeen year,, or
in other words, that IN 1850. bad it not
besn fer the var, the country Would
h4ve been as heavily popnlate0, and as
prosperous ~ Is was IN 1915. No piaoe
shared 10 this feeling Of alarm and IN
certainty more than Seattle. owing TO
the assaults made upon her daring ths
war, aud TO her exposed position. She
did oct in conss lasnces take her fore
most phase among tbs Poget eoand
towns until twelve or fifteen yeara ago.
Ia I960, seattle vas txcelied IN popula-
ion. business and importance By ell
three of the only other towns on Puget
To nsend, Stetlacoom.
and Oiympia-and that sne has grown
30 far beyond them since, against what
we're then regarded insnrnountasle
obstacles. 10 due wholly to the enter
prise, vim, unceasing deteFBtnattOn.
and effort of her people. II was in
.snssly a0grevating M the later '50s and |
earlier Cos 70 see she steamships OF the |
Pacific Mail Company, then enjoying |
an annual subsidy Of ti60. 900 for carry
ing the mail twice month from ban |
FFancises to Astoria. p PJFtland, Victoria, |
Pors Townsend, SseilAeoom and Oiym |
pia, sail past the town without stopping. |
he citizens knowing that this was the /
lnIy town On thstS route they 90
sliRhted.
LATKn DAT PRoGRE7a.
Year by year, however, the town re-
and gradually grew biRger. By
! division Of sp Ills am0ng the few
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Gus and in q healthy state Of develop
ment. These include iron works, soap
and cracker fastsries. feed mill, fuF1i
tufe factories, a salmon oaunery, bniIa-
ing and repair OF steamers, tannsry,
etc.
The city IL substantially and hand
somely bailt. Il has brick blocks on its
business th0rOughfarss and residences
that would grace any sity IN tbs land.
At least three OF these residences o0st
each over $4,000, ana too II the basi.
usss houses cost saeh over 100000.
Az usaaily approached By ths traveller,
Seattle presents q bsantisni appearances.
II stretches along the water tWo miles,
and back 9 mile and half. Tie busi-
ness part Of town is built upon q Eat Of
20 OF 50 acres next TO tbe bay. Ths resi-
denoss are on the hillsidsa. reaoainQ 10
the summits--hiQhta varying from 100
10 $50 feet. Coming By vatsr much Of
this IL ssea, sad the visisoF II most "a
vorsoiy impressed. TIE town Il be-
tween two ranges Of mountains, both
bein9 seen on clear days IN their gran
dear from the steamer decks. The
view By rail-, Though ef shorter duration,
is bat iitsls inferior to that By boat.
Ths climate is Mid and heaIthfuI.
The mean temperature the year aroand
IL about IS degrees fhs rainfall is
about ~ inchea. TIE snos fall v VERY
unccFtAin. some winters na snoW What
sver falling, and some winters no ice
forming thick snoagh 70 prepare for
maFkes. SanstFokes, maddoRa, malaria,
and poisonous reptiles are unknown IN
West m Washi st0n.
Tie va i0as inter sta msntio0ed in
this article. eOmbined uith ths nsvaYA
pers, the banks. the zero Gntiie houses,
Ebs professional men. the knouiedgs Of
zoe past and the certainty Of the fHiufe.
snise 70 make this tralF Ihs metropolis
81 ths Territory, and ths metropolis it
vii forever Femstn-
wHEME THn cTTX 001 m NAME
HOld Seattle, sa be ts spoken of by
ihs pa0ness oitiKsns Of she middle PaGet
Soand region. wAs chief % the sequa-
mish fndians forty years ago, With seat
Of p0wsr 81 the Old Man Hoass. nsw
Pert Madison. aagoss the SQUAD twslTs
miles from tie pFessnt t5HB Of Seattle.
TIE hsst white men Who eaBe 10 the
soana. after the n dson bsy Company
enpleyss, asttied a. ths bead. 81 and
unaf . Nh&t are n0w she to9B& Of OiyEs-
piA and fnmwkteF. The lndians r.
Allzsa Ne advantages 70 b derived
from TIE pFOxi@sig af waits ssttla
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Ii ID bu9 fair to state In this eonDee
ton, however, that during the pesioc
betReen the elecsioas Of 1858 and 1856,
the privilege Of the suffrage had beeR
extended 70 women, and thai in The
eleetion Of the latter year probably 400
women voted. IL ID also Just as proper
60 state thaf II the general election of
1886 32T2 vstss we're pollsd IN the city,
Of which 1000 maybe we're cast by NO
men. With these statements the reader
csn form hia oWn coaclnsions a. TO the
actual increase OF population ~ indi-
Gated By the city elections.
The census Of school children showed
In 1873, 40 children Of school age; in
1880, lo93; in 1881, 1884; and il 1884. &A8.
fheRe figures are Of children OF school
age. over four pears.
There vas no census taken prior 10
1870 Of which Ne have knowledge. since
then the people have been repeatedly
enumerated, their u8mogrs showing M
as the dates sanea as bslow indicated:
United States census 1870. ....... 1.l07
Territorial census 1876. l6l2
United states census 1850. ........ S,6S3
Territorial census 1883. ............ 6.645
Territorial census 1855. 9,6eI
1oe OcAaon Wth be taAcn again u
1887, whom, there 10 reason 70 believe, q
very handsome increase will be indi-
Gated over that shown in the return
Of 1856.
0KNKRAL uNFoKMATIoa.
Seattle has all the paraphsrnAlia Of q
city. In this respect Il far exceeds any
other town in the Territory. Its gov
Ia iptFusk9d 10 a AAyoF and
nine Oouneilmep, an Attorney, Clerk.
Treasurer, police toros Of ten men.
Health Ofioer, Harbor Master, Powder
Custodian, JalleF and Fire Departments.
The latter is only exceeded in numbers
by that Of Portland on the North Pa
cific Coast. aBd 10 efficiency is exceeded
By none. Il includes two me steamers,
. hand engine. Q hook and ladder
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could. hey returned sass Of shs noun-
tains.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-20
THE EQUITABLE LOAN AND BUILDING
ASSOCIATION.

The following resolutions, passed at meeting
of the Board Of Directors of this Association,
held on the 18th inst, ere published for the in
formation of the members
Resolved first, That the President of this AS
ISOLATION shall hereafter cancel, by writing the
word Cancelled" across the face of the scrip,
every certificate of stock of the Association
surrendered in cases of transfers, etc. before
attaching his signature to the new certificate or
scrip, issued in It's place.
ReSOi1'ed second That, when loans are made,
the Secretary is required to write the words
borrowed on, and sign his name thereto, upon
each certificate of stock borrowed on, and at
tach the same to his warrant upon the Treas
urer, and that the President shall not counter
sign, nor shall the Treasurer pay, said warrant
unless the scrip, so marked, is attached to it,
Resolved third, That any member of the AS
ISOLATION wishing to make payment in advance
of his regular Dues shall be required to make
order TO the Treasurer to receive and receipt for
the same, which order shall be approved by the
President.
Resolved fourth, That the Treasurer be and
he is hereby required in future torender a state
ment at each meeting of the Association, show
ing:
~ Balance on hand at last meeting.
(2) Receipts in detail since last meeting.
~ Disbursements in detail since last meeting
a. An itemiZed statement of all arrearageS
due from members of the Association.
Resolved nth. That whenever a member is
reported by the Treasurer to be three months in
arrears in his dues to the Association it shall be
the duty of the Secretary to notify such mem
Der in writing and demand payment.
A true extract from the Minutes
j. l.. WHArLEY, Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-20

Also to amend section 3739 of the Code.
BY Mr.. Gordon, of Chatham-To au-
thorize the Mayor and Aldermen of Savan-
nah to provide for the grading, paving or
macadamizing of any of the streets of said
city and make assessments therefor
BY Mr. Pickett. of Worth--To remove the
county seat of Worth county from Isabella
to Sylvester.
Also to incorporate the Thomasville and
Ty Ty Railroad Company.
on THIRD READING.
Bills on third reading Jared as follows:
The resolution of Mr.. Howell, of Fulton,
to appoint joint committee to inquire and
report as to the cost of furnishing and
equipping the new capital for the use Of the
General Assembly Passed.
The resolution of Mr. Russell, of Clarke,
to pay mileage for the adjourned session.
Passed
The bill of Mr.. Stewart, of Rockdale, pro
viding for the inspection Of provisions, was
tabled
The bill of Mr. Schofield, of Bib, to reg
ulate the employment of labor, which pro
hibits the employment of minors for more
than ten hours in a day, and the interfer-
ence with persons to prevent them from
working as they please, was made special
order for Thursday next, and 200 copies
were ordered printed
The bill of Mr.. McLendon, to prescribe
the manner Of selling trust property, passed.
The bill of Mr. Featherton, to change the
name of the Rome and Carrollton railroad
to the Chattanooga, Rome ana Columbus,
passed.
The bill of Mr.. Preston, to change the
time of holding the Superior Courts in
Jasper county, passed.
The bill OF Mr. Smith, of Glvnn, to incor-
pornte the Brunswick and Atlanta Railroad
Company, passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-20
In the House.

In the House to-day the action Of the
House yesterday against the bill to regulate
legal advertising was defeated.
The following new bills were introduced:
By Mr. Foute-To amend an act 10 estab-
lish city court in Barlow county.
By Mr. Lumsden, of White-A resolution
that no new bills shall be introduced after
Sept. /.
BY Mr.. Henry, of Chattooga-To amend
section 4565 (A) of the Code SO as to allow
the sale of wine made from berries the same
as from grapes.
Also bill TO provide for the payment of
the road contractors of Chattooga county
for work done in 1854
BY Mr.. Perry, of Gilmer-To increase the
fees of Justices of the Peace NotarieS Pub
lie and Constables.
By Mr.. Black, of Gordon-To amend an
act in reference to the election of County
Commissioners of Gordon county.
BY Mr.. Pagan, of Houston-'To prohibit
fishing in the waters of Flint river, between
April ! and Oct 1, except by hook and line.
By Mr.. Coney, of Laurens-To authorize
the Mayor and Aldermen of the town of
Dublin 20 appropriate moneys from licenses
to sell liquor to the support of public schools.
BY Mr.. McMichael, of Schley-To forbid
the running OF live stock in district Eight
hundred and eighty-two, of Schley county.
By Mr.. Lamar, of Richmond-To amend
an act TO establish city court in the county
of Richmond.
By Mr.. Veazy-To incorporate the town
of Hillsman in Taliaferro county.
BY Mr.. Clay, Of Walton--To prohibit the
sale of spirituous liquors within three miles
OF Bethlehem Academy, in Walton county.
Also similar bill as to the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Jersey, in Walton
county
BY Mr.. Wilcox, of Ware-To establish a
system Of public schools in the town OF
Waycross
BY Mr.. Evans, of Washington-A resolu-
tion for the relief of the sureties on the Off
cial bond of j. A. Robson late Tax Col
lector of Washington county
BY Mr.. Hill, of Wilkes-To prohibit the
sale, barter or exchange of cotton in the
seed from Aug Is 10 Dec Is in Wilkes
county. This is to be submitted 10 q vote
OF the people of the county.
Also bill 10 incorporate the Washington
Street Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Glenn, OF Whitfield-To compen-
safe Charles h. McCauley for service as
clerk 10 a committee investigating the Yves
ern and Atlentic railroad in lS72.
Also bill 10 amend the Code as TO pre-
niptive titles 10 land.
Also by request 10 repeal section 732 of
~ Code as to private ways.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-20
PROPOSALS WANTED.
Proposals for Paving.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA,
OFFICE OF THE CITY SURVEYOR,

July 2gth, 1887
PROPOSALS will be received until WEDNES-
i DAY, August 9th, at 4 O'Clock p. NJ,
directed to Mr.. i. +. Rebarer. Clerk of Council
of the city of Savannah, Ga, for the paving of
that portion of Congress street in said city lying
between the east property line of West Broad
street and the west property line of Drayton
street; also that portion of Bull street in said
city lying between toe south line of Congress
street and the north line of State street, being
total area of about eight Thousand square
yards.
The proposals may be for granite, grawacke
or asphalt blocks or for sheet asphalt the speci-
fcations of which will be the same as given by
the Engineer Department of the District of Co
lumba in their report for 1855.
Any person desiring to bid upon the above
work, but use different specifications from those
enumerated above. may do so provided that a
copy of the specifications upon which they bid
is enclosed wtLlhe bid.
All uidS for grawacke. granite or asphalt
blocks must be accompanied by a specimen Of
the blocks intended to be used
Separate bids will also I've received for the fur
nishing and laying OF about thirty-five hundred
running feet of curbstOne of either blue stone
or granite of the following dimensions: four
inches broad, sixteen inches deep, and in lengths
Of not less than five feet The curbing TO be
dressed on the top ten inches from the top on
the front face and four inches from the top on
the rear face; 10 be perfectly straight and
square on the ends
The right 10 reject any or all bids is reserved
For further information address
j. DEBRUYN KOPS, ia, C. E,
Acting City Surveyor